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CRCT Review 99
History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Zionism | A movement created by Jews to have their own state in Palestine. |
| Anti-semitism | The hatred of Jews. |
| Holocaust | The killing of millions of Jews(genocide) during WWII. |
| Colonization | Colonizing regions for its natural resources. |
| Civil War | War in which two of the same country, religion,or ethnic groups go to war with each other. |
| Ottoman Empire | An empire ruled form 400BC to the end of WWII.This empire joined Germany and its other allies and lost WWII and was forced to give up their land. |
| Nationalism | The feeling of strong loyality for ones country |
| Independence | To rule your own country and not have any other country rule your country. |
| Chaing Kai Sheik | The leader of the Nationilist party. |
| Mao Zedong | Communist leader of China. Started the Great Leap Foward. |
| Kuommintang | The form of Nationalist Party |
| Communism | Government and economy in which the government controls everything with little freedoms. |
| Great Leap Foward | Mao Zedong lead this period of time in which he tried to "modernize" China. It was more like a Great Leap Foward. |
| Cultural Revolution | Lead by Mao Zedong to elimanite the Four "olds" and all people who did not agree with communism. |
| Tianamen Square | Students protested for more personal freedoms. Many students were shot, killed, or arrested. |